Studio portrait of the Leadville Drum Corps band, who attended the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Boston, Massachusetts, with their drums and drumsticks. Boys and young men pose in Zouave style uniforms with short shell jackets trimmed with braid, gaiters and fezes. The Corps logo on the bass drum reads: "Drum Corps. G.A.R. [Leadville] Colo." Identification reads: "roster. Top row, left to right: James Quigly, William Quigly, William Brown, John A. Colman, Lynn Roberts, James McDowell, Henry Youe, George Buffer. Second row, Charles Vaughn, Edras Herbert, Leonard Worcester Jr., Henry Ellis, (between drums) Richard (Dick) Caffery. Lower row, Lewis (Lonn) Palmer, Frank Buffer, (middle, back of drums) Charles Warner, [middle, back of drums]."

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Notes

Condition: worn edges.; Sheets of paper attached with the photoprint list the names of the corps members. A rough draft with pencil corrections is written on a half sheet with "The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd." letterhead. Other sheets, one with pencil corrections, are written on letterhead that reads: "House of Representatives. Twenty-third General Assembly. State of Colorado, Denver. Ezra D. Dickerman, Lake County, Leadville, Colorado. Committees. Chairman: Mines and Mining. Member of: Banking. Education. Elections and Appointments. Penal and Reformations."; Title penciled on back of photoprint.; R7110018933

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